Artikel
Technological and Regional Patterns in R&D Internationalization by German Companies
An analysis of patent applications filed with the European Patent Office reveals that German companies primarily expand their research activities abroad in high-tech sectors in which they already conduct long-term intensive research. These sectors are: electrical engineering, control technology, engines, pumps, turbines, thermal processes, mechanical components, and transport. German R&D internationalization is thus founded on fields of research that are highly productive domestically. By contrast, there is cause for concern for Germany as a location for research in the fields of telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. In these areas German companies have been intensifying their research activities abroad due to relative weakness at home. A particularly controversial topic in the political arena concerns the global competitiveness of Germany as a location for research. Empirical investigation of German research and its main competitors yields surprising results: Germany's competitors are almost exclusively Western European countries, particularly Austria, Switzerland, and France - all German neighbors. While the US continues to play a central role as a location for research funded by German companies, its importance has declined drastically since 1990.
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Englisch
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Journal: Weekly Report ; ISSN: 1860-3343 ; Volume: 4 ; Year: 2008 ; Issue: 15 ; Pages: 94-101 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Wirtschaft
Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General
Technological Change: Government Policy
Comparative Studies of Countries
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Innovation system
Composite indicator
Industrialized countries
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Belitz, Heike
Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens
Zloczysti, Petra
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2008
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Belitz, Heike
- Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens
- Zloczysti, Petra
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2008
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